There’s a buzz of energy in a classroom when students enter. How do you create that same feeling of camaraderie when your class is separated by cameras and computer screens?
With implementation of Workday in January 2021, the human resources, payroll, supply chain and financial transactions that flow from PeopleSoft will end. As PeopleSoft is taken offline, Workday will become the new system of record for most business transactions at Ohio State.
This shutdown means that the relevant HR and Finance System data that flows into the DWRPT database and the EDW database from PeopleSoft will stop and the data within these systems will become static and historical. The OCIO Data and Analytics team is working to migrate data from the legacy databases into the new Reporting and Analytics Environment (RAE) for use by reports and data analysts.
The WCET State Authorization Network (SAN) recently presented The Ohio State University with a national award in recognition of the university’s outstanding efforts in developing high-quality, comprehensive solutions to...
If you are using an older email client or web browser you may have to update it before this Thursday, Oct. 15. Microsoft is no longer supporting older web browsers or email clients because of security vulnerabilities.
Making this change may sound technical, but it may not affect you if...
Chief Information Security Officer Helen Patton was recently asked to join the Educause Policy Advisory Committee, giving Ohio State a more active voice in advising Educause’s policy activities. Her initial term will be a two year commitment.
With the appointment of Diane Dagefoerde to the role of Interim VP and CIO, it was important to bring in an interim deputy CIO to ensure that the portfolio of work for which the deputy CIO is responsible for stays in target.
Ginger Breon, CIO of the College of Engineering, has agreed to...
We know that the r etirement of BuckeyeBox (and “U” Drive for MITS clients) in spring/summer of 2021 is going to require significant effort. That's why we're planning to provide significant support.
In addition to user-specific messaging when we are ready to move your department's files...
Since its founding, the Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE) has worked with partners across the university to boost conversations about the quality of online and hybrid instruction.
Now ODEE is celebrating the conclusion of its Quality Matters grants...
Meeting transcripts can be very useful—they make your meetings more accessible and help all participants look back on what was said and get caught up in the conversation. Zoom already had an option for “live” transcriptions, but they required a participant in the meeting to type captions as the...
Ohio State’s Tableau User Group (TUG) helps bring together passionate users to learn, share and solve common data challenges.
The October TUG will meet virtually from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 15. Following the success of the 2018 Tableau User Group meetings that covered Ryan Sleeper’s " Practical Tableau: 100 Tips, Tutorials and Strategies from a Tableau Zen Master ," the October meeting will focus on Ryan’s new book, Innovative Tableau: 100 More Tips, Tutorials and Strategies .
Check out the full article for details on how to register.